Growth & Development

Early life events, including nutrition, play a powerful role in programming a person’s development, metabolism and health for the future. This section covers all aspects of the importance of maternal nutrition in the first 1000 days including nutrition in pregnancy, epigenetics, metabolic programming, breastfeeding, growth & cognitive development and a lot more.

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Fenton growth chart for boys
Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Preterm infants need optimized nutritional support post-discharge to promote healthy catch-up growth and support brain development. Their growth status at birth helps guide monitoring and feeding decisions, with weight, length, and head circumference tracked using clinical tools like the Fenton and WHO growth charts. Many infants, especially those with growth faltering, may benefit from fortified human milk, nutrient-dense feeds or preterm/post-discharge formulas to meet higher calorie and protein needs. Studies show that enriched and two-stage formulas with HMOs can safely support

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior
Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Rebecca Knickmeyer
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Noel Mueller
Coeliac Disease
Coeliac Disease

Coeliac Disease

International Committee of Paediatricians
Fifty Years Of Paediatrics, 1942-1992 (publications)
Fifty Years Of Paediatrics, 1942-1992

Fifty Years Of Paediatrics, 1942-1992

International Committee of Paediatricians
Sudden Infant Death (publications)
Sudden Infant Death

Sudden Infant Death

International Committee of Paediatricians
Environmental Child Health (publications)
Environmental Child Health

Environmental Child Health

International Committee of Paediatricians
Diabetes Mellitus (publications)
Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus

International Committee of Paediatricians
Vaccination (publications)
Vaccination

Vaccination

International Committee of Paediatricians
Acute Poisoning In Childhood (publications)
Acute Poisoning In Childhood

Acute Poisoning In Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians
Excerpts From the Xix International Congress of Pediatrics, Paris 1989 Long-Term Consequences of Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood (publications)
Excerpts From the Xix International Congress of Pediatrics, Paris 1989 Long-Term Consequences of Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood

Excerpts From the Xix International Congress of Pediatrics, Paris 1989 Long-Term Consequences of Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians